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was held on 16 March 1961. It was held due to the incumbent

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, Hugh Molson, being granted a

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. It was won by the Conservative

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Candidates

The local Liberal association selected 31-year-old Dennis Wrigley as their candidate. He was an architect. He was educated at

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and Manchester Regional School of Architecture. He was President of the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Western Young Liberal Federation. He had contested Oldham East at the 1959 general electionThe Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1964 where he polled 15% of the vote and came third.

Result

References

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